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Graphics by Ainsley Basic DISPATCH – “BREAK OUR FALL” Dispatch’s latest album’s title track, “Break Our Fall,” immediately opens with a blend of Chadwick Stokes…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic JAPANESE BREAKFAST – “PAPRIKA” Heading Japanese Breakfast’s third full-length album, Jubilee, “Paprika” possesses that classic ethereal and layered sound that’s always…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic WAVVES – “SINKING FEELING” It’s been three years since their last music release, their 2017 album You’re Welcome, but alas, Wavves…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic THE LUMINEERS – “BRIGHTSIDE” “Brightside,” the title track off of The Lumineers’ fourth album of the same name, is a seamless,…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic TALL HEIGHTS – “HEAR IT AGAIN” If someone had to ask me what the music scene is like here in Boston,…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic   PARQUET COURTS – “WALKING AT A DOWNTOWN PACE” Brooklyn-based rock collective Parquet Courts deliver an upbeat and moody answer to…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic JACK RABBIT – “SALEM” A serene guitar melody and calming vocals introduce Jack Rabbit’s newest single, “Salem.” Former Emerson students, they…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic FUTURE ISLANDS – “PEACH” Starting off with their signature bassy-synth landscape, Future Islands slowly guides the listener into their new song…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic BILLY IDOL – “BITTER TASTE” Long-time and well-known artist Billy Idol recently released his single “Bitter Taste,” his first release in…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic AIMEE MANN – “SUICIDE IS MURDER” Aimee Mann sings from the heart on her latest song, “Suicide is Murder.” In a…

KURT VILE – “RUN RUN RUN” A cover, in my opinion, is supposed to highlight the best parts of the original song while also giving…

Graphics by Ainsley Basic CHILDISH GAMBINO AND BRITTANY HOWARD – “STAY HIGH” Groovy, spacey, and soulful. Childish Gambino’s cover of Brittany Howard’s hit “Stay High”…